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MULLAPPERIYAAR DAM

MULLAPPERIYAAR DAM

           The Mullaperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Kerala state of India. It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India. It was constructed between 1887 and 1895 by the British Government to divert water eastwards to the Madras Presidency area (present-day Tamil Nadu). It has a height of 53.6 m (176 ft) from the foundation, and a length of 365.7 m (1,200 ft). The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir. The dam is located in Kerala on the river Periyar, but is controlled and operated under a period lease by neighboring Tamil Nadu state. Although the Periyar river has a total catchment area of 5398 km2 with 114 km2 in Tamil Nadu, the catchment area of the Mullaperiyar dam itself lies entirely in Kerala. The control and safety of the dam and the validity and fairness of the lease agreement have been points of dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu states. Supreme court judgment came in 27 February 2006, allowing Tamil Nadu to raise the level of the dam to 152 ft (46 m) after strengthening it. Responding to it, Mullaperiyar dam was declared an 'endangered' scheduled dam by the Kerala Government under the disputed Kerala Irrigation and Water Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2006.

                                              

MULLAPPERIYAAR DAM   DOCUMENTARY

BERMUDA TRIANGLE

For decades, the Atlantic Ocean’s fabled Bermuda Triangle has captured the human imagination with unexplained disappearances of ships, planes, and people.
Some speculate that unknown and mysterious forces account for the unexplained disappearances, such as extraterrestrials capturing humans for study; the influence of the lost continent of Atlantis; vortices that suck objects into other dimensions; and other whimsical ideas.  Some explanations are more grounded in science, if not in evidence.  These include oceanic flatulence (methane gas erupting from ocean sediments) and disruptions in geomagnetic lines of flux.
Environmental considerations could explain many, if not most, of the disappearances.  The majority of Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes pass through the Bermuda Triangle, and in the days prior to improved weather forecasting, these dangerous storms claimed many ships.  Also, the Gulf Stream can cause rapid, sometimes violent, changes in weather.  Additionally, the large number of islands in the Caribbean Sea creates many areas of shallow water that can be treacherous to ship navigation. And there is some evidence to suggest that the Bermuda Triangle is a place where a “magnetic” compass sometimes points towards “true” north, as opposed to “magnetic” north. 
The ocean has always been a mysterious place to humans, and when foul weather or poor navigation is involved, it can be a very deadly place.  This is true all over the world.  There is no evidence that mysterious disappearances occur with any greater frequency in the Bermuda Triangle than in any other large, well-traveled area of the ocean. 

The documentary reveals the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle

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FLOWERING

                                 FLOWERING

  

         The Movie of the month September is a famous documentary by DAVID ATTONBOROUGH ' FLOWERING ' It describes the flowering of plants and types of pollination . It is an amazing video with scenes of flowering and pollination.

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WHITE LIGHT/ BLACK RAIN

  THE 67^th HIROSHIMA DAY

 

      67 years ago on 6th August 1945 the first nuclear bomb, "Little Boy", a uranium bomb, was dropped , the city of Hiroshima in Japan, 3 days later on 9th August "Fat Man", a plutonium bomb, was dropped on the city of Nagasaki.

                                              
        During the occasion BIO-VISION introduces a documentary which reveals the terrible views of the victims and casualities. I hope all of you should screen the movie as a part of HIROSHIMA DAYcelebrations.As per the request of Teachers downloadable movie is  provided.Please ignore the inconvenience due to the advertisement.you just click on the play button. Don't forget to comment the movie. Waiting for your response.......
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                                            HIROSHIMA BOMBING MORE FACTS

FACTS ABOUT BOMB

• Length: 3 metres
• Diameter: 0.7 metres
• Weight: 4 tons
• Element: Uranium 235
• Energy: Equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT explosive power.
  (It has been estimated that the yield was equivalent to approx. 13 kilotons.)
  

                                           DEATH TOLL

About 140,000 +/- 10,000 (including 20,000 soldiers) were dead by the end of December 1945; 90% of these are thought to have been killed within 2 weeks after the bombing.

                            DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

There were approx. 76,000 buildings in the city at the time, and 92% of these were destroyed by the blast and fire. The blast was so powerful that it did a great deal of damage to 60% of the buildings as far as 5 kilometers away from the hypocentre. It is said that only 6,180 buildings (8%) remained suitable for use in and around the city. An area of 13 square kilometers was transformed into a wide

stretch of A-bomb-affected ruins.

                                                                                

                                STATUE OF PRAYER IN HIROSHIMA PEACE PARK

       

GREEN

                    GREEN

SOME AWARDS

• “Green Fire Award”
  American Conservation Film Festival – USA 2010
  

• “Best Documentary”
  Sardinian Sustainability Film Festival – Italy 2011
  

• Festival Internacional Cinema Del Medi Ambient – Barcelona – Spain 2010
  

• « Best Short Documentary »
  Durango Film Festival – USA 2009
  

• « Audience Award »
• Maui Film Festival – Hawai, USA 2010
  

• “Prix de la Protection de la Nature”Festival International du Film Ornithologique de Ménigoute – France 2009
  

• « Jury Award»
  Amazonas Film Festival – Brazil 2009
  

• « Jury Award »
  Wild and Scenic Environmental FIlm Festival – USA 2010
  

• “Best Long Film”
  Crocevia Festival Audiovisivo Della Biodiversita – Italy 2010
  

• “Prix de l’Environnement”
• Festival de l’Oiseau – France 2010
  

• “Man and Nature Award”
  Matsalu Nature Film Festival – Estonia 2011
  

• “Best Ecological Film”
  GreenScreen Film Festival – Germany 2011
  

• “Animal Advocacy Award”
  Activist Film Festival – USA 2011
  

• « Prix Ushiaïa TV »
• « Meilleur Film de Fiction »
  Festival International du Film Ecologique de Bourges – France 2009
  

• « Meilleur Moyen Métrage»
  Festival du Film Nature et de l’Environnement de Murs-Erigné – France 2009
  

വനനശീകരണത്തില്‍ ആവാസവ്യവസ്ഥ നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട് ഒടുവില്‍ മരണത്തിന് കീഴടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ഒറാങ് ഉട്ടന്റെ അവസാന നാളുകള്‍ ചിത്രീകരിക്കുന്ന നിശബ്ദചിത്രമാണ് ഗ്രീന്‍. നിരവധി award കള്‍ നേടിയ പാട്രിക്

റോക്സലിന്റെ ഈ documentary Indonesia യിലെ ജൈവ വൈവിധ്യ ശോഷണം ചിത്രീകരിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ജീവിവര്‍ഗ്ഗത്തിനേല്‍ക്കുന്ന

നാശം ഹൃദയഭേദകമായ കാഴ്ചകളിലൂടെ നമുക്ക് കാട്ടിത്തരുന്നു.

               ലോകപരിസ്ഥിതി ദിനത്തില്‍ പ്രദര്‍ശിപ്പിക്കാവുന്ന 'GREEN'

bio-vision നിങ്ങള്‍ക്കായി പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു.

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Dear friends,

A new blog especially for Eductional movies. It aims to introduce movies of educational values, one movie for each month. I will try the maximum to post movies those are also suitable to screen on special occasions. please don't hesitate to screen the movies on such occasions.I seek your co-operation.

                                                                                         Your's loving,

                                                                                             SUBHASH.S

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